- The Inkwell
- Arizona
- Arizona Christian University
Glendale, AZSuburb: largeZIP 85306Founded 1960
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1960
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1973
- Website
- arizonachristian.edu
ArizonaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Arizona Christian University
Arizona Christian University is a private nonprofit university in Glendale, Arizona, with 1,165 undergraduates. It admits 71% of applicants, graduates 34% within six years and costs $36,720 a year after aid.
34%graduate
Admission rate71%
Retention54%
4-year graduation29%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans62%
$36,720net price / year
71%admission rate
—average SAT
34%graduate in 6 years
$55,315median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#1,013 of 1,704 for earnings#1,617 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,482 of 1,738 for graduation rate#577 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $58,328tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $35,348
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $35,348
- Average net price
- $36,720national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$34,356
$30,001–48,000$33,928
$48,001–75,000$33,976
$75,001–110,000$37,113
$110,001+$39,265
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 71%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college71%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college54%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college34%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 34%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 29%
- First-year retention
- 54%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 49%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,919
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,315middle 50%: $33,748–$78,407
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$78,407
Median, Arizona Christian University$55,315
Lower quarter$33,748
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,165
- Part-time
- 5.8%
- Women / men
- 40% / 60%
- Average age at entry
- 22.8
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 27%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,223 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $3,977
- Endowment, end of year
- $727,690
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White48%
Hispanic28%
Black9.2%
Asian1.4%
Two or more races6.1%
U.S. nonresident4.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.2%
Unknown1.7%
11 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management38%
Education14%
Psychology9.9%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies9.0%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.2%
Theology & religious vocations5.9%
Social sciences5.9%
Family & consumer sciences4.5%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 105899. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4791274.